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PRICE £916 (£1,099 inc VAT) from netgear.com/uk
Netgear’s Orbi meshes aren’t cheap, but they typically offer excellent performance and a decent set of features. The latest model stretches the formula, though. It’s an update to the Orbi RBK852, Netgear’s first flagship Wi-Fi 6 mesh, but while it’s still very much priced as a flagship product, it brings only modest enhancements to the original design.
Most notably, the Wi-Fi hardware hasn’t been upgraded at all. Most high-end meshes have moved to Wi-Fi 6E, but the RBK863S uses the same Wi-Fi